Chapter 5 Tang Jun's fierce battle to drag the Xihe River
In the third year of Xianqing (658 AD), on the second day of the second month, the dragon raised its head and was at six o'clock in the Mao period.
During the Spring Festival in the second year of Xianqing, Shangyuan in the third year of Xianqing, he spent the march. The guards gathered by the campfire, ate meat and drink big bowls, and made do with it. Then they continued to march, crossed the continuous Jinshan, crossed the magical Yiyan River, and set up camps in the southeast grasslands.
Su Dingfang led the cavalry and stationed in Beiyuan; Xiao Siye led the infantry and stationed in Nanyuan, and the two sides were more than ten miles apart. Wu Kang was wearing bright light armor and sat leisurely on the grass, eating cold jerky mutton and drinking hot sorghum wine, and was content.
The current location is in the Altay region of Xinjiang, in Fuyun County, northeastern. There is a magical name called the Kokoto Sea; there is a magical river called the Ertzis River. The Altay Mountain in the southeast is the source of this river. It seems to be the only river in China that flows into the Arctic Ocean.
The Kokotohai Natural Scenic Area is famous all over the country in later generations and is highly favored by travelers. It is even better than the later generations. The scenery is beautiful and the pictures are beautiful. The blue sky, clear rivers, and green grasslands are a pity not my home.
I felt that I was being watched, and gradually retracted my consciousness and looked around. The thin guard opposite was staring at the jerky mutton in his hand, salivating. I couldn't help but laugh, swaying the jerky mutton, and gently throwing it over. I pointed to the rice cakes in the guard's hand, putting a warm smile, and slowly hooked my fingers.
The guard quickly understood and was at a loss. He threw out the rice cake in his hand. The dark yellow corn with vague black fingerprints, which was quite good food. Wu Kang chewed it in big mouth, lifted the water bag beside his feet, drank water to help swallow it, and rushed to the soldier with his thumb.
The soldier giggled and ate mutton, which made the nearby robes envious. Qian Shun and Lin Pinglang also imitated the big guys, threw out the mutton jerky and took back the corn cakes. The entire security group led to the jerky and the rice cakes flying around for a while, which made Yueling laugh.
Everyone filled their stomachs and chatted around. The soldier smiled honestly and said with courage: "I heard from Captain Bi that Wu Guoyi is the national uncle and the queen's younger brother. He has a very noble status. Why do you come to Xinglong Mansion to be our Guoyi Commander, and still guard the defense line with us, or the front line of the military formation?"
Wu Kang didn't reply, the guard yelled and felt aggrieved when he covered his forehead. Bi Zheng, the commander of the Left Regiment, was a tough northern man, and laughed in a muffled voice: "I don't know anything about the bastard. Wu Guoyi came from a military family. When we fought Mu Kun, he rushed to the front. He was promoted to the position of the commander of Zuo Guoyi. Just a commander of Zuo Guoyi, don't make a fuss."
The guards laughed, and Wu Kang couldn't help but smile. Chu Shenke explained: "Our army fought one after another, and Xinglong Mansion rushed to the front line, so there were naturally heavy losses. General Su reorganized the personal guard camp into a military army regiment, and the Wu regiment was incorporated into Xinglong Mansion. The former Zuo Guoyi's commander died in the line of duty, and the boss temporarily served as the two regiments, in charge of our two regiments."
Everyone was extremely excited. Wu Kang was in short supply, just temporary officers, from the fifth rank military officer. Xinglong Mansion was the Shang Mansion, with a total of four regiments, each with three hundred people. Chu Shenke was appointed as the lieutenant of the Wu regiment, Qian Shun and Lin Pinglang were appointed as the brigade commander, each in charge of three teams. Each team had fifty people, and was divided into five fires, and each fire had ten guards.
The one who asked just now was the Little Huo Chang Zuo Tuan. Wu Kang looked at him and said gently: "Captain Chu of Wu Tuan, answer the first question, and I will answer the rest. The upcoming battle should be very difficult, and we will fight against the masses with few."
Scan the crowd and said lightly: "The General Manager sent me to the front line to stabilize the morale of the infantry regiment with the identity of our uncle. The brothers of the Left regiment know now. Are you willing to follow me and resist the Turkic soldiers together?"
Captain Bi responded first, and the guards immediately supported each other, shouting: "The uncle is not afraid, what are we afraid of?" The Turkic soldiers are native chickens and tiles, and no matter how many of them come, it is useless; follow the uncle, one to kill one, two to kill one, and two to kill one pair.
The crowd was excited for a moment and felt that the morale of the army was available. Wu Kang was very pleased. Li Wenjun, the commander of Zhe Chong, and Cen Changqing, the commander of You Guoyi, were attracted by the movement and quiet. He greeted Wu Kang, sat among the guards, and joined the chat group.
A thin monkey guard looked at Captain Bi and licked his face and said, "Prince Bi was wrong. Wu Guoyi was a civil servant. He first became a military officer. Then he quelled the rebellion and was promoted step by step to become the governor of Wuzhou."
Everyone's eyes focused, and the thin monkey was instantly satisfied. Seeing that Wu Kang was not angry, they continued to popularize science: "My sister married into Jinhua and often wrote to me, advising me to move to Wuzhou, and told me about many Wu Gong's deeds. The scars on her face were left by the charge when she wiped out the rebels. There were also people-eating rats, and in the blink of an eye, biting the living person into white bones."
The atmosphere was immediately quiet, and the thin monkey was vivid: "Mr. Wu led the Wu soldiers, holding a shovel in his hand, and killed rats in the group of rats. The older sister said in the letter that Mr. Wu was the reincarnation of a white tiger, and the rats crawled on him and did not dare to speak."
The crowd sighed, the thin monkey was good at speaking, and Li Zhechong and Cen Guoyi also cast awesome eyes. Wu Kang was so amused that you were the white tiger, and shook your head and smiled, "It's not that exaggerated, the mouse bites me. Now there are scars on my back, and others follow the crowd."
At this time, the sound of horse hooves sounded. Wu Kang looked up and saw that Xue Rengui was riding on Dou Cong and disappeared in an instant. Wu Camp was organized into an infantry regiment, and all the war horses were lent to the cavalry and Dou Cong to the scout camp. Seeing that he was rushing, it was probably an emergency military situation, so he looked at Li Zhechong.
The three officers looked at each other, stood up and left at the same time, and walked towards the central command platform. This place is the original high point in the south, with an extremely gentle slope and less than one mile in diameter. Five branches of Zhechong were stationed, two upper-class prefectures and three middle-class prefectures, with a total of 5,000 soldiers from the palace.
A temporary command platform was set up, and at the highest point of the hillside, there was a map of the Western Turkic. Yanran's deputy guru Xiao Siye focused on looking at the map, and two rows of military officers stood left and right. Five Zhe Chong Duwei, deep red military officer uniforms; three Shangfu Guoyi, light red military officer uniforms; six Zhongfu Guoyi, dark green military officer uniforms; one Wukang, black security uniforms.
As if a chicken stood in a group of cranes, it was quite embarrassing, and he consciously ranked last. Within two quarters of an hour, the horse's hooves were ringing quickly, and the commander arrived. He brought the commander's military order, and the voice was very loud: The Western Turkic Shabolu Khan led the ten Turkic cavalrymen, about 130,000. He passed the Eight Temple Sea of Qizeli, and it is expected that half an hour will arrive at our military camp. The commander has orders and immediately deployed the military formation.
Everyone was disgusted with the 130,000 cavalry on the other side and more than 5,000 infantry on our side, the troops were too disparity. Wu Kang frowned slightly, and Qizeli Basihai should be Wulun Gu Lake. It is located in Fuhai County and borders Fuyun County. The Turks came so quickly.
In an instant, Su Dingfang's strategy was to use infantry as flesh shields to consume the morale of the Turkic soldiers. Cao Gui said in the debate that he would make a concerted effort and then decline, and then exhaust them. Infantry must resist the offensive, at least three waves, and achieve the effect of "three exhausts".
Then the cavalry took the opportunity to rush to win, which was an absolute risky chess. Less than 6,000 infantry, resisting 130,000 cavalry, was a joke. However, after thinking about it, I also thought that only this strategy could win in the danger.
At this moment, loud orders sounded around the military formation: Turks are coming, fighting preparations are prepared, gathering people into circles, and gathering spears outwards. The military orders are easy to understand. The five soldiers in the palace are lined up in circles, and the guns and spears are united to the outside, resisting the impact of the Turkic cavalry.
Xiao Siye coughed lightly, glanced at the military officers, and issued an order directly: "Standing on their own defense lines, no one is allowed to retreat without the orders of the central army. Wherever the defense line breaks, the shaking and Guoyi are all military laws. Time is gone, you all go and prepare, and stay for the time being."
The military officers turned to his name and left. Xiao Siye came over and stared at Wu Kang and said, "The Western Front is the first to bear the brunt of the pressure on Xinglong Mansion is the most difficult. In order to change, we must do our best to ensure that the Western Front is not lost. Otherwise, the military law is ruthless, and the apprentice of the Grand General will not escape the blame."
Wu Kang clasped his fists with his hands, nodded in agreement, and turned around and left. Wuying helped Xiao Siye, but he didn't expect that he was killed by the old guy. The bullshit disciple, Xiao Pujie wanted to say that Empress Wu's cousin could not be blamed.
You were born in the Xiao family of Lanling and were from Concubine Xiao Shu, so you naturally dislike Mei Niang and me. Facing the Turkic camp directly on the western front is a difficult bone to crack. You will be revenge on your own. But it doesn’t matter. The military order is like Mount Tai, and Na Weng will take it on his shoulder.
Quickly back to the western defense line, Chu Shenke and Bi Zheng commanded the guards quickly set up their formation. The five-ring rectangular iron shield was buried in the grass at the bottom, and the shield soldiers leaned against the back. Two thick and short arms supported the top of the iron shield and formed a triangle with the ground.
The spear soldiers squatted, shoulder to shoulder with the shields, surrounded by the shields. The archers rank in a row, stood behind the shields, wore felt hats and felt furs. They hung horizontal knives at their waists, held a strong bow in their left hand, and had a leather arrow bag on their backs, and had sixty arrows. In the gaps between the queues, squatting guards filled them, preparing to replace the front row of spear soldiers.
Looking around, Tang soldiers formed a circle, with more than 5,000 guards surrounded by iron shield fences. The lieutenant Bi was not even accused of armor, which was unreasonable. According to the configuration of Zhechong Mansion, all grassroots officers would be equipped with armor. After a moment of consideration, he asked loudly: "Why are the lieutenant Bi of the Left Regiment, not wearing armor?"
Bi Zheng replied loudly, in the Battle of Chumukun, the armor was cut by the enemy soldiers. The unlucky boy, Wu Kang, was shocked and ordered him: "Wear my bright light armor, I want to command the archers. The heavy armor is in the way. This is an order, and it is executed immediately without saying anything."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone who heard them was stunned. Armor was the foundation for saving lives for soldiers, and Wu Guoyi actually gave it to others! In front of everyone, Yue Ling pouted and was reluctant to remove his armor.
Captain Bi hurried over, tears in his gratitude, his lips kept trembling. He stuffed his armor into his hands, put his helmet on his head, and Wu Kang glanced around: "Brothers, build a flesh-and-blood city wall and prevent Turkic soldiers from entering the formation. Zuo Guoyi, Queen Wu's younger brother, Wu Kang is with you."
He responded neatly, resounded through the sky, and the crowd was excited. Wu Kang was very satisfied, and he played with the trick of winning people's hearts. He patted the captain Bi's shoulder and made serious instructions. He turned around and walked to the front of the bow team. Yue Ling wore a security suit for him, and Qian Shun hanged an arrow bag for him, and handed him a strong bow with two and a half stones.
Chu Shenke on the left is holding a three-stone bow; Lin Pinglang on the right is holding two-stone bow; Xiao Yueling on the front is holding a steel crossbow, which looks very funny. Wu Kang didn't feel a smile, gently plucked the bow string, watching the bow string vibrate, and listened to the buzzing and buzzing.
After a while, when the heaven and earth were connected, a large area of black clouds surged, like a curtain pulling down. Then the horse's hooves roared like a bell, thrusting everyone's hearts. The Turkic cavalry blocked the sky and the sun stopped three miles away and quickly separated to both sides.
The central army raised a big flag, and the old thief Ashina Helu actually took charge of the command. Wu Kang laughed out loud, and Hawkeye glanced at the enemy's formation, with at least 100,000 cavalry. One hundred thousand vs. five thousand. If it weren't for a fool, he would definitely surround and attack. Sure enough, half a quarter of an hour later, the enemy's cavalry attacked slanted forward with both wings.
The funny scene in front of him reminded him of the funny prank when he was a child: while my father was not at home, he brought the kerosene lamp at home and went to the wild to find an ant nest. Dip the old shoelaces into kerosene, scatter the circle around the ant nest, and place at least three layers. Put honey outside the circle, and wait for the ants army to move, and matches ignite the shoelaces.
The flame spreads the shoelaces, the ant colony rushed out of the first fire ring, and then the second shoelace was clicked. The Tang Bing is the ant nest, which has been surrounded; the enemy cavalry is the shoelaces, or rather, the shoelaces that can be promoted. Each is composed of five cavalry, with twenty steps apart in each circle, surrounded by layers, and the visual effect is shocking.
The distance was quickly pulled in, and the roar became more and more harsh, like a mountain collapse and tsunami. The enemy cavalry was running at lightning, and the encirclement narrowed sharply. Wu Kang, Pinglang and Chu Shenke pulled out a long arrow with their right hand, gently placed it on the bowstring, and slowly pulled out a small arc.
Focus on the focus and find the biggest target. The Turkic nobles. The Turkic hairstyle is braided hair, similar to Uyghur girls, with several braids dragged behind their heads. The lower part of the braids is clamped with rectangular ornaments, and the ends of the braids pass through the round holes of the trim.
The Turkic Khan and Kedun left five whip hairs, and the nobles gradually increased according to their rank. The Turkic people's right ears would wear single earrings, which were of three textures: gold, silver and copper. The nobles who were tall had natural pure gold earrings, and the common people were not qualified.
Based on the above two points, choose the smallest width from the floating braided hair. Identify those earrings and choose the one that shines golden and can blind the dog's eyes. Quickly determine the target and sneer a grin on the corner of your mouth. You deserve to be unlucky, buddy.
Enter the range of two stone bows, take a deep breath, and pull the strong bow into a full moon. Aim at the fastest speed, three sharp arrows fire without any drag. The three nobles fell off their horses, and the enemy cavalry that was charging was slightly confused and slow for a moment.
The guards cheered loudly, and they all shouted and roared. Captain Bi shouted the most. The three stone bow sharpshooters are the most treasures in the army, and we actually have three. The enemy cavalry is about to enter the range, and Chu Shenke shouted loudly: The archers are ready, and the rest are all squatting down and holding up their shields to protect themselves.
The bowman uses a feather arrow to arch, Wu Kang gently swings his right hand, and takes out the arrow. His brain calculates quickly, considers the wind speed and altitude, and based on practical experience. The arrow aims at the sky, quickly adjusts the angle, and the long arrow is shot out. Perfect parabola, if an enemy rider falls off, report the angle immediately.
Qian Shun sets out an angle, raises the corner plaque high, and the whistle chief sings the flag. Hundreds of parabolas, arrows and rains fall in the sky, countless enemy riders fall, and the impact is slow again. There is no need to command next, and the archers adjust the angle appropriately based on experience.
When shooting the third arrow, the Turkic cavalry that rushed upward finally began to counterattack. The dense rain of arrows on both sides was like a flock of birds, some fell freely, and some shot into the position. The squatting guards covered their heads with round shields, and the arrows were crackling.
However, even so, there was still a wail and an arrow was shot. Wu Kang ignored it and repeated the shooting action until five arrows were shot and the strong bow was hung on the back. The arrow rain on both sides stopped, the bow and arrow lost its range, and it was the turn of a powerful crossbow to come on the stage.
The archers stood along the slope, with three natural and perfect three-stage shooting. The crossbow wall pushed horizontally, the enemy cavalry flipped over, and the roar and howling intertwined. The first shoelace was reimbursed, the shield soldiers and spearmen were prepared to resist the subsequent impact. The shield soldiers pressed against the back of the shield tightly, and the two guards spread their legs and hugged the logs to support them tightly.
All the spearmen stood up, and the three of them held one shot together, and the gun head was consistently directed to the outside. Several layers of gun forest were built above the shield, like a huge iron hedgehog. Turkic light cavalry, holding sharp spears, were approaching the shield formation. Wu Kang had no time to remind him, so he could only pray silently, brothers, hold on.
The impact came as scheduled, and inertia created kinetic energy, and the shield formation suddenly loosened. The shield guard fell, and the guard next to him replaced him and continued to maintain the shield formation. The enemy cavalry collided with the gun forest, and the flesh easily pierced, and blood splashed out.
The war horses braked urgently and flew away the Turkic soldiers by inertia. Some of them smashed the gun forest and spear heads grew from behind. The lucky fish escaped from the dense gun forest and fell into the original formation. They had no time to get up at all, were pierced by a number of spears, and were dismembered by several horizontal knives.
The brave and warlike Turkic soldiers immediately stopped their reins and speeded down when they found that they encountered obstacles in front of them. They dispersed unmanned war horses, jogged around the shield formation, and the spears of both sides met. The spear heads came and went, launching the most primitive killing, and more than ten people died every second.
The guards were condescending, occupying the favorable terrain, standing behind the iron shield. They lined up side by side, and the spearheads rushed in rhythm. The robe in front was shot, and the robe in the rear was on the top of the spear, maintaining the guns. The Turkic soldiers were at a disadvantage, stabbed to death by long spears, and shot by crossbow arrows.
Zhao Sheng was responsible for loading, Wu Kang was focused on his mind, holding a strong crossbow in front of his face, and his waist kept twisting. The single eye, the strobe and the Turkic soldiers were perfectly three points and one line. He pulled the iron crossbow trigger and shot the enemy gunman before being shot in the robe.
He kept aiming and shooting, and there was an assault soldier who turned his head and crossbow arrows passed through his earrings. But he did not notice that the spear stabbed the Tang soldier. The spearhead was about to touch the round shield, and the throat was pierced by a short crossbow. His body leaned back and hit the horse's head behind him, and he was destined to become a corpse.
Wu Kang's eyelids drooped slightly, and he saw Yue Ling hitting a crossbow again, looking for his next target. This girl is good, she can go to the battlefield and kill the same clan. She gave her a thumbs up in her heart, and focused again, waiting for Zhao Sheng to load and shoot other targets.
After about half a quarter of an hour, Zhao Sheng was not in action, and he shouted that there was no arrow. The arrow bag was empty. Wu Kang threw away his powerful crossbow, picked up the horse spear under his feet, and walked towards the gun forest. Suddenly, he stopped and saw the little tail behind him, and was furious: "Stop it and dare to take half a step, strip away your clothes, and throw it outside the shield wall."
After roaring, he immediately turned around, replaced the battle-death robe, stabbed the horse spear in his hand, and pierced the heart of the enemy cavalry. All the guards without arrows came with their guns and lined up behind the gun forest. If the robe was killed, they would immediately fill the gap, and continue to do so.
Yue Ling held a spear and stood there without daring to move. She stared at Wu Kang's back, and her eyes were circling in her mist. People just wanted to help you, why are you so fierce? You are exhausted. After a while, throw the spear, take off the iron crossbow, untie the bag at the waist, and draw out the iron crossbow arrow. Looking around him, if there is a little crisis, immediately pull the mechanism.
The robe kept falling down and the newcomers kept filling it up. Wu Kang gritted his teeth. The calluses in the tiger's mouth were pierced into the wooden thorns. Every time he slashed the horse spear, there was a burst of heart-wrenching pain. Under the stimulation of the pain, the blood in the whole body boiled, the eyes turned blood red, and the Turkic soldiers kept sending away...
Chapter completed!